Touch will in fact launch its new run on February 8 with a two-hour season premiere, Fox has now confirmed.

Maria Bello will appear as a series regular in season two - the ER actress plays Lucy Robbins, mother of the gifted Amelia (Saxon Sharbino).

In the premiere, Martin Bohm (Sutherland), his son Jake (David Mazouz) and Lucy will go on the run from sinister organization Aster Corps and religious zealot Guillermo Ortiz (Said Taghmaoui).

Lukas Haas (Inception) will also appear as Calvin Norburg, a young genius on the verge of making a career-defining discovery.

Other stars signed up to appear in season two of Touch - which will air on Sky1 in the UK - include Annie Wersching (24), Keith David (Pitch Black), Mykelti Williamson (Justified) and DB Sweeney (Jericho).